“PROMOTING LITERACY IN THE ERA OF NEW STANDARDS”

For K-University Educators, Instructional Coaches, Administrators

Join the Inland Area Writing Project to explore successful instructional practices in the era of new standards. Participate in interactive workshops and mini-lessons in the teaching of writing that focus on, but are not limited to, creating meaningful connections between reading and writing, implementing writing-workshop strategies, promoting students’ critical thinking and analytical writing skills, and implementing effective feedback mechanisms.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

8:00 AM– 4:00 PM

University of California, Riverside

HMNSS Room 1501

Dear IAWP Conference Attendees,

Please see the following information regarding location, parking, and schedule for the conference:

Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 1501, University of California, Riverside. (Visit http://campusmap.ucr.edu/ to view a campus map.)

Campus Address: 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521

Parking (free): Parking Lot 1. Visit the main kiosk off of University Ave. to receive your complimentary permit. Please allow a few extra minutes to pick up your permit. There will be several events happening on Saturday.

Schedule: Sign-in and continental breakfast are scheduled between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM outside HMNSS Room 1501. The conference will start with the conference overview at 9:00 AM in HMNSS Room 1501. Closing (open mic, free book, evaluations) will take place between 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM.

Sign-In, Continental Breakfast (HMNSS 1501)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Welcome/ Overview (HMNSS 1501)

9:00 AM-9:40 AM

Round A Workshop Sessions (A1-A7)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM

Round B Workshop Sessions (B1-B7)

11:10 AM-12:25 PM

Lunch (The Barn at UCR)

12:30 PM-1:20 PM

Round C Mini Sessions (C1-C9)

1:30 PM-2:45 PM

Closing (Open Mic, Raffle, Free Book) (HMNSS 1501)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Interactive workshops include but are not limited to:

The Common Thread: Teaching Synthesis Writing

Using Mentor Texts and Student Choice to Improve the Writing of Reluctant Writers

Formative Assessment through Modelling: A Gateway to Improving Critical Reading and Writing

Cultivating Confidence, Community, and Engagement in the Portfolio-Based Classroom

Writing as a Process: Supporting Improvement of Student Writing through Multiple Revisions

The Rhetorical Precis: Analyzing Argument and Persuasive Techniques

Visual Note-Taking in Science

Building a Year of Writer’s Workshop in Middle School

Say-Mean-Matter: A Rhetorical Reading, Research, and Writing Strategy

Common Core State Standards and Personal Writing: The Power of the Nutshell Narrative

“Why do you think that?” Teaching Argumentative Thinking to Prepare for Argumentative Writing